Title: Mutation Background Knowledge Overview: General information on mutation and a simulation pertaining to populations of rabbits and how mutation affects them. Opening (10 min) Powerpoint (30 min) Class Discussion (20 min) Mutation Simulation (30 min) Standards (Links): **https://riscienceteachers.wikispaces.com/LS3+p2** Objectives: Students will be able to... -explain what mutation is and how it contributes to evolution Materials / Preparation Notes: -Powerpoint
-Laptops -Mutation simulation (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/natural-selection ) Instruction Opening: To begin the lesson I will have posted on the board a question of the day. “Using what you have learned in previous units, how does mutation relate to evolution?” the students will have 10 minutes to answer. Next I will show a Powerpoint showing the background knowledge needed to understand how mutation relates to evolution. We will then have a class discussion about whether or not mutations are beneficial or not. I will ask questions such as “Is mutation always a good thing? What are some examples of mutation gone wrong? What are some beneficial mutations we see in the world today? What do we use mutations for today?” Activities: The students will use the mutation simulation software developed by PhET at the university of Colorado to observe how mutation effects natural selection in rabbit populations.
Closing: To close the lesson I will have a short exit quiz on the powerpoint. Including questions such as: “What is an allele? Are all mutations beneficial? Does one mutation qualify as evolution? What is the difference between a genotype and a phenotype?”
Assessment Notes: The students will be graded on their participation in class discussion and also the exit quiz.
Overview: General information on mutation and a simulation pertaining to populations of rabbits and how mutation affects them.
Opening (10 min)
Powerpoint (30 min)
Class Discussion (20 min)
Mutation Simulation (30 min)
Standards (Links):
**https://riscienceteachers.wikispaces.com/LS3+p2**
Objectives:
Students will be able to...
-explain what mutation is and how it contributes to evolution
Materials / Preparation Notes:
-Powerpoint
-Laptops
-Mutation simulation (http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/natural-selection )
Instruction
Opening: To begin the lesson I will have posted on the board a question of the day. “Using what you have learned in previous units, how does mutation relate to evolution?” the students will have 10 minutes to answer. Next I will show a Powerpoint showing the background knowledge needed to understand how mutation relates to evolution. We will then have a class discussion about whether or not mutations are beneficial or not. I will ask questions such as “Is mutation always a good thing? What are some examples of mutation gone wrong? What are some beneficial mutations we see in the world today? What do we use mutations for today?”
Activities: The students will use the mutation simulation software developed by PhET at the university of Colorado to observe how mutation effects natural selection in rabbit populations.
Closing: To close the lesson I will have a short exit quiz on the powerpoint. Including questions such as: “What is an allele? Are all mutations beneficial? Does one mutation qualify as evolution? What is the difference between a genotype and a phenotype?”
Assessment Notes: The students will be graded on their participation in class discussion and also the exit quiz.